A missionary was visiting some small villages in Ceylon.
He stopped at one house where there was a lone woman. They sat down and he began telling her about the love of God and of Jesus, the Savior.
Suddenly the woman sprang up, saying: "This is too good for me to hear alone; I must find some other women!"
In a short time she returned with five women, some old, some young. To this little group the missionary unfolded the wonderful news of salvation through faith in the shed blood of Christ. With the simplicity of childlike confidence every one of them "gladly received the word" to the saving of their souls.
"Too good, this Word, to hear alone!" Thus thought
Samaria's daughter, standing by the well;
And hastening villageward she quickly brought
Others to hear what Jesus had to tell:
"Too good to hear alone! And I must share
With other folks the gladness of this Word."
So spoke a daughter of Ceylon, who ne'er
Before the Gospel of God's grace had heard;
And we—who know the power of Jesus Name,
And countless precious Gospel-blessings own—
Can we account ourselves as free from blame
Whilst myriad souls in heathen bondage groan?
Oh, may these women make us feel some shame,
And deem that Word "too good to hear alone."
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation." Isa. 52:7.
“This is a faithful saying,
and worthy of all acceptation,
that Christ Jesus came
into the world to
save sinners.”
1 Timothy 1:15